medal / metal / mental 易混淆字
medal 是「獎牌」,metal 是「金屬」,mental 是「心理的」。
106 學測|詞彙題
While winning a gold medal is what every Olympic athlete dreams of, it becomes meaningless if it is achieved by cheating.
贏得金牌是每位奧運選手的夢想,但如果是靠作弊得到的,就毫無意義。(金牌)
- 考點:medal「獎牌」,gold medal=「金牌」。signal「信號」、glory「榮耀」、profit「利潤」都不能搭 gold,也不符合 Olympic athlete
- dream of…:「夢想…」
- meaningless:「毫無意義的」
- cheat:「作弊」
- achieve:「達成」
111 學測|混合題
Finally, when he was cruelly abused for not winning medals at the 2013 World Championships in Brazil, he decided to seek protection.
最後,在 2013 年巴西世界錦標賽上,他因為沒有贏得獎牌而遭到殘酷虐待,於是決定尋求庇護。(獎牌)
- abuse:這裡是動詞,「虐待」
- World Championships:「世界錦標賽」
- seek protection:「尋求保護」
105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
The platform is supported by two pieces of metal.
平台由兩片金屬支撐。(金屬片)
- be supported by…:「由…支撐」
- two pieces of metal:「兩片金屬」,metal 不可數用 pieces
114 學測|篇章結構
The walls of each capsule may be made of wood, metal or any rigid material, but are often fiberglass or plastic.
每個膠囊的牆壁可能由木頭、金屬或任何堅硬的材料製成,但通常是玻璃纖維或塑膠。(金屬)
- be made of…:「由…製成」,of 指是某事物的一部分,所以材料本身沒有改變,仍看得出原料是什麼
- rigid:「堅硬的」
- fiberglass:「玻璃纖維」,fiber 是「纖維」,glass 是「玻璃」
- but are often fiberglass:省略 made of
怎麼判斷
- medal 是「獎牌」。例:a gold medal(金牌)
- metal 是「金屬」。例:a metal box(金屬盒子)
- mental 是「心理、心智的」。例:mental health(心理健康)
- 記法:mind(心智)有 n,所以 mental 有 n;metal 沒有 n。
自我檢測
106 學測|詞彙題
1. While winning a gold ____ is what every Olympic athlete dreams of, it becomes meaningless if it is achieved by cheating.
105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項)
2. The platform is supported by two pieces of ____.
104 學測|綜合測驗
3. Tai Chi Chuan is not only a physical but also a ____ exercise.
